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#### About Dean Asher

Dean Asher is a former copywriter with MBS. Though he no longer writes for us, he is still proud of having helped this blog continue to evolve as an industry-leading resource of news and original content.

### Recent articles by Dean Asher

## [MBS Salutes Our Newest Citizens](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/mbs-salutes-our-newest-citizens)

 Posted by [Dean Asher](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/author/dean-asher) on 6/17/15, 10:00 AM

 Topics: [social responsibility](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/social-responsibility), [mbs announcements](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/mbs-announcements)

MBS is dedicated to its employees and to celebrating diversity. That's why, during our company barbecue June 13, we took some time out to honor the 61 men and women who have earned their United States citizenship since coming to work with us.

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## [MBS Helps Strike out ALS](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/mbs-gets-icy-helps-fight-als)

 Posted by [Dean Asher](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/author/dean-asher) on 8/26/14, 10:00 AM

 Topics: [mbs direct](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/mbs-direct), [social responsibility](https://foreword.mbsbooks.com/topic/social-responsibility)

Several people at MBS took the plunge recently and participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge.

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